黒執事 XXXIV [Kuroshitsuji XXXIV]

黒執事 [Kuroshitsuji] #34

by Yana Toboso

無垢な箱庭で、絡み付く因縁。
新設児童養護院(オーファネージ)に潜入したフィニとスネーク。そこは生徒を4種の“適性”で分け、4種の教育や食事を与える特殊な施設だった。院に不信感を抱く4人の年長生徒、元サーカス団員の職員……フィニとスネークはそれぞれの思惑から、彼らと深く関わっていくが……。No1.執事コミック、待望の34巻登場!!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics Manga, Supernatural, Historical, Historical Fiction, Action

176 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2024

About the author

Yana Toboso (枢 やな Toboso Yana) is a female Japanese manga artist born in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan and currently resides in Yokohama. She is best known for Black Butler (黒執事 Kuroshitsuji), a popular shonen manga series.

She has also written yaoi under the pen name Yanao Rock (簗緒ろく).

Appearance
Yana Toboso draws herself as a devil with a black body and horns, a white head, and a pointed tail. She has never uploaded a picture of herself, so her actual appearance is unknown.

Reviews

[ashes ➷]

(ch196-205)

yana toboso when i catch you yana.

[~ Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

E dopo aver plagiato Hogwarts ora YanaToboso ci delizia con una mezza scopiazzatura di The Promised Neverland, bene così 😆
Ora che Doll ha fatto emergere la veritá sui membri del Circo chissá come si comporterà Snake...?

[Anastasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

JFC
SNAKE PLEASE DON'T
This manga has ruined me multiple times over the course of more than a decade...

[Eniram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Les tomes mettent tellement de temps à sortir, et malgré tout, j'arrive à rester dans l'histoire et à me souvenir des tomes précédents. Un exploit à ce rythme.
Ce tome 34 est super intéressant ! Je suis juste déçue de devoir améliorer attendre afin d'avoir la suite..

[Ash (BooksToAshes)]

Why did THIS have to be my final book of 2025??

Seriously, doing that to my favourite character (who is a side character mind you, so I didn't expect THIS to happen) is just mean. WTF Yana Toboso.

What a way to end an already bad year.

[Natalya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This final arc (at least I'm assuming it's the final arc) keeps adding more and more questions just as fast as it gives answers. Very curious what a certain character is going to do with the reveals at the end of this volume.

[Ciel Dahlberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was kind of wild. it read like the promised Neverland.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

[4.5 / 5]

The plot is thickening and getting really exciting again! We had some major reveals towards the end and I am so worried about what's going to happen next!!

[Amelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uuuu ten tom daje vibe połączenia Yakusoku no Neverland i Owari no Seraph (w seraphie tylko jedną kwestią małą, ale kto czytał kontynuację w mandze ten wie)

[**Sognatrice di libri** · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stelle e 1/2

La storia è carina ma con il passare dei volumi sto trovando il trama complessiva un pò lenta.

[Vince · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.7/5⭐
The Promised Neverland vibe

[Lokabrenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pertemuan dengan seseorang yang sudah lama dikenal tidak selalu baik. Barangkali apa yang terjadi di jilid 34 manga ini adalah contohnya. Sementara di sisi lain, perbedaan sudut pandang dan faktor keterbatasan informasi bisa sangat mempengaruhi opini seseorang, seperti halnya yang terjadi antara Doll dan Snake.

Di mata Doll, Phantomhive dan para pelayannya adalah villain, dan Snake bergaul dengan orang-orang jahat yang membunuh seluruh keluarganya. Doll tidak pernah tahu sebobrok apa bangsawan yang mengadopsinya.

Sementara bagi Snake, Ciel Phantomhive memberinya tempat bernaung yang baru, dan kehidupan yang lebih layak setelah kehilangan para saudara angkatnya di sirkus. Meski Doll tidak berbohong untuk semua pengakuan dan apa yang disaksikannya, tapi penilaian yang terbentuk berdasar pengamatan yang setengah-setengah dan ketidaktahuan tertentu bukanlah kebenaran, melainkan prasangka.

Panti asuhan tempat Doll bernaung tidak lebih baik dari lingkungan keluarga angkatnya. Anak-anak seperti Doll dan anak-anak di panti F.O.L memang kerap bernasib nahas pada era Victorian. Kesenjangan antar kelas-kelas masyarakat melahirkan ketimpangan dan berbagai kriminalitas.

Kerasnya kehidupan seringkali mendorong orang-orang yang tidak beruntung untuk pasrah mengais apa pun, atau menerima uluran tangan yang belum tentu tulus, selama mereka bisa makan dan mendapat tempat bernaung. Maraknya kasus pembunuhan berantai saat itu, yang kerap memutilasi dan mengambil organ dalam korbannya, biasanya menelan korban dari kalangan masyarakat kelas bawah.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adoro la copertina del 34esimo volume. Ora Doll lo è di nome e di fatto, che macabra ironia. Come si comporterà Snake davanti alle scomode verità snocciolate dalla ex compagna circense? Ciò che hanno fatto Finnian e gli altri difficilmente può essere perdonato, ma dentro quest'opera sono tutti peccatori, protagonisti e antagonisti, nessuno escluso. E' il punto di forza di Black Butler, calato tristemente sulla storia fin dal principio.

PS. Consiglio caldamente una rilettura totale e ravvicinata dell'opera: mostrerà in modo più nitido la bellezza di questo manga.

[Jeżor · Rating 5 out of 5]

będę płakać

[Marta · Rating 5 out of 5]

sigo poniéndome nostálgica retomando series antiguas. con sus más y sus menos, kuroshitsuji es un manga que tiene un lugar súper especial en mi corazón y este último arco me lo está destrozando.

[Diana-Simona Biliboc · Rating 4 out of 5]

NOOOOOOO SNAKE NOOOOO

[Hey! Lucia · Rating 5 out of 5]

En este nos centramos en la misión de Finny y Snake. Dios, el horror que ven siendo niños todos, traumatizados para toda la vida es poco.
Necesito el próximo tomo con Ciel y Sebastián, ya los extrañaba demasiado

[Karissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series Info/Source: This is the 34th volume in the Black Butler series. I bought this in paperback format.

Thoughts: It took me a bit to get back into this story (it would be nice if these had a quick synopsis up front). This book is more about the Aurora Society, which is a storyline that I have not been loving all that much. The illustration remains beautiful, and I did enjoy some of the new characters introduced.

I had forgotten that we were heading to the orphanage, F.O.L, to follow another part of the Aurora Society storyline. Finny and Snake head there posing as new staff, and at first, everything looks fine. Finny is surprised to see that his old friend from the circus, Doll, is there as well. However, things take a suspicious turn when one of the students has a Fledgling Day and mysteriously disappears. Finny and Snake end up joining forces with the other head students to solve the mystery of what happens to students after their Fledgling Day. They end up finding out that both F.O.L and Doll are not at all what they appear to be.

I continue to enjoy the illustration here, and it was fun to spend time with Finny and Snake. I didn't love the story as much though. This Aurora Society storyline is getting old and felt boring to me last volume, and this volume wasn't much better. However, once I remembered what was going on again I did get sucked into the mystery of solving what was happening at F.O.I. Some of the new characters introduced were fun as well (I really liked Theo).

I am kind of on the fence with this one. We have really strayed from some of the original storyline and seem to be stuck with this Aurora Society one, which I wish would wrap up soon. I have been missing Ciel and Sebastian, we don't see them at all in this volume. I was wavering between 3 and 4 stars for this one because we just haven't been making a lot of progress here. I went with 4 stars because I still enjoy the illustration, liked some of the new characters, and did end up getting sucked in to this mystery.

My Summary (4/5): Overall this is a decent addition to the Black Butler series but is still stuck in the Aurora Society storyline which is really starting to feel old to me. I miss some of my favorite characters (Ciel and Sebastian) which have been practically non-exisitant the last few volumes. I will continue reading this series because I feel like I've been reading it forever at this point, but the last few volumes have definitely been slower and less exciting than previous volumes.

[María Amparo · Rating 4 out of 5]

No decepciona esta nueva entrega aunque Toboso no parece conformarse con un giro de tuerca, un rizar el rizo cada fin de ciclo, sino que mientras lo desarrolla retuerce hilos y nos deja, tras un par de episodios excelentes de seguimiento en orfanatos, con otra inquietud más cuando se le acaban los sirvientes. La inquietud añadida afecta ahora Snake, y no es spoiler porque es el personaje de portada. Amamos a Snake, dice Dylan, así que ojito. Por lo demás, el enfermizo guión en torno a los grupos sanguíneos y la explotación infantil queda perfectamente reflejado en este tomo, que destaca el despiadado clasismo y la indefensión de la infancia entonces y ahora. La explotación de memores en las minas por ejemplo fue un hecho en la Inglaterra de la época en que se sitúan las aventuras del Perro de la Reina y su satánico mayordomo... Me aterroriza pensar en el partido que esta autora sacaría de los horribles casos de los sacamantecas en España.

Resaltar las lecturas de Theo, uno de los nuevos personajes, que también no hablan de lo bien documentada que está Toboso y que ha supuesto para mí una curiosa serendipia al estar leyendo también "My brother's keeper" de Stanilaus Joyce.

[Mathou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un orphelinat bien particulier

Nous sommes toujours dans ce fameux cycle du sang et des étoiles!

Cette fois, nous suivons l’histoire du jardinier et de Snake qui viennent de retrouver un ami de ce dernier. Mais que fait-il dans cet orphelinat suspecté de faire partie du réseau meurtrier?

Nos deux compères sont bien déterminés à mener l’enquête et ils trouveront en certains des enfants des alliés insoupçonnés!

Mais attention, les ennemis ne sont jamais bien loin…surtout lorsqu’ils se déguisent en amis.
J’aime toujours autant cette série qui se renouvelle à chaque tome et qui nous laisse dans un moment insoutenable!

L’art graphique est toujours aussi agréable et on nous tient déjà en haleine pour le prochain tome!

[Bahar. · Rating 5 out of 5]

یانا و کوروشیتسوجی هیچوقت با من و احساساتم مهربون نبودن، بعد از این جلد باید برم به دامن طبیعت و پناه ببرم به مدیتیشن و خود مراقبتی.

اسنیک هنوز کلی سوال بی‌پاسخ داشت، کلی سو تفاهم توی ذهنش ایجاد شده بود هنوز دنبال جایی میگشت که بتونه خونه صدا کنه.... هنوز دنبال خانواده اش بود(البته یه تئوری میمونه این وسط، از اونجایی که جنازه اش دست دال ئه...ممکنه که به آندرتیکر بدش و خب...ازش استفاده کنن و مرده متحرک دیگه ای درست کنن)
[note to myself: last chapter you've read:216]

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, it’s all gone tits up…


Love that Snake is on the cover with Emily (and possibly Keats?? I can’t tell all the snakes apart still 😭).
I can’t believe I’m actually up to date with this series within a week of my friend showing me the film adaptation of Book of the Atlantic. It’s been so fun experiencing this with her 😭🫶🏻

[HappyYuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was torn between 2 and 3 stars. It is my own bias that it did not receive a higher rating. I am not entertained by this arc. Also, if Sebastian isn’t present in the entire volume I am disappointed.

[Nea Poulain · Rating 3 out of 5]

te quiero mucho snake pero gracias a dios ya dejamos las side quests.

[H.Sapiens · Rating 5 out of 5]

🐍💔

[Camille Azema · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't give it a full 5 stars given the plot was 99% promised neverland plagiarism..

[Asya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐
Adesso tocca aspettare un altro anno :)))

[mouun · Rating 5 out of 5]

*kills your favorite character*
*leaves*
rest in peace snake you would've loved skibidi fortnite

[Kiwinga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ay el snake que va a hacer en este arco de the promised Neverland

[Brandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why does the author hate us? Snake....I was dreading this moment and still I was hoping for a happy ending for him.